Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 to Arthur Carpenter
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02202 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 3 September 1929 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Writes a witty letter to the business manager at Warm Springs, Georgia, where Roosevelt founded the Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in 1927. Jokes about mosquitoes briefly. Discusses the sprinkler system for the Meriwether Hotel. Signed with initials "F.D.R." with a correction on page two. Typed on Executive Chamber stationery. Marked confidential.
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